Student Hurricane Network (SHN)

The Student Hurricane Network (SHN) is a national association dedicated to providing long-term assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. SHN works with law students and administrators from all over the United States to create and coordinate volunteer opportunities for law students in the Gulf Coast.

Mardi Gras Party!
(Fat) Tuesday, February 24

Come celebrate Mardi Gras with us and raise funds for the Student Hurricane Network!
The event will feature music by New Orleans-inspired voo-doo rock band, High End Trio.

Rockit Bar and Grill
(22 W. Hubbard)
$5 cover for food and music
8pm

Food will be served from 8-9pm

High End Trio starts playing at 9pm
For more info on the band, go to: www.highendtrio.com

Raffle drawing during the set break

Spring Break TripMarch 14 - March 22, 2009

Our Spring Break Trip is now full. If you want to go but haven't signed up for the trip, please contact Gwynne at gkizer@kentlaw.edu and she can put you on the waiting list. We hope to raise enough money at our Mardi Gras fundraiser to sponsor a couple more students on the trip. Gwynne will contact those on the waiting list next week regarding possibile opening on the trip.

Alternatively, student can attend if they are willing to pay for their own housing in New Orleans. A spot in the hostel cost $160 for the week. Deadline to register is March 1. Please contact Gwynne for more information.

...............................................

Leadership opportunity
We need a couple people to serve as Chicago-Kent representatives on the Student Hurricane Network’s Membership Calls.

These calls are a great way to learn more about public interest and recovery work in the Gulf Coast. They are also an opportunity to make connections with students from across the country who are doing public interest work. In the past, some people who participated in these calls have found new ways to get involved with SHN. For example, some learned about internship and job opportunities in the Gulf Coast. Others have helped create or lead new projects in the Gulf Coast. Still others have gone on to join the Student Hurricane Network's National Advisory Board. Contact Gwynne at gkizer@kentlaw.edu if you'd like more information.
...............................................

Winter Break Trip Updates

Thanks to the 21 students and 1 alum who dedicated a week to volunteering in New Orleans this past January. For more information and pictures from our trip, check out the Chicago-Kent SHN Home Page.